Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Sweet and sour meatballs made easy — Hawaiian Meatballs, grape jelly and BBQ meatballs, cranberry BBQ, pineapple meatballs — for busy nights and potlucks.
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A sweet and savory dish featuring meatballs cooked with pineapple and peppers, served over rice.
Gina SteinIngredients
- 2 lbs Frozen meatballs
- 1/4 cup Brown sugar
- 1/4 cup Soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 jar Sweet and sour sauce
- 1 Red pepper, diced
- 1 Green pepper, diced
- 1 Onion, diced
- 1 can Pineapple chunks with juice
Instructions
- 1Add all ingredients to a freezer bag.
- 2Cook in the crockpot on LOW for 6-8 hours.
- 3Serve over rice.
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Open in Pepper →Meatballs In A Sweet And Tangy Sauce
A bag of meatballs and two jars from the pantry turn into dinner without much thinking. The sauce does the work — sweet, a little tangy, sticky enough to cling to every meatball.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection on nights when the slow cooker has to carry dinner, and again every time they're asked to bring something to a potluck or a game-day table.
Every recipe here leans on that sweet-and-sour combination, from Hawaiian Meatballs with pineapple and bell pepper to Crockpot Grape Jelly & BBQ Meatballs, Crock Pot Cranberry BBQ Meatballs, Pineapple Meatballs, and homemade versions with ground beef and bread crumbs.
Quick Tips
- 1
Let the slow cooker do it
Frozen meatballs and sauce need about 3 to 4 hours on low, stirring once, until they're hot through and the sauce has thickened.
- 2
Skip the Italian meatballs
Plain homestyle or turkey meatballs work best here — Italian seasoning and garlic fight the pineapple and grape jelly.
- 3
Save the pineapple juice
Pour in a few tablespoons from the can to thin a thick BBQ sauce and add more tang without extra sugar.
- 4
Bake homemade ones first
Roll 1-inch meatballs and bake at 400°F for 18 to 20 minutes so they hold their shape in the sauce.
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